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Researchers study impact of ice storms, climate change

The climate models that project greater amounts of warming this century are the ones that best align with observations of the current climate, according to a new paper from Carnegie’s Patrick Brown and Ken Caldeira published by Nature.  Their findings suggest that the models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, on average, may be underestimating future warming.

Climate model simulations are used to predict how much warming should be expected for any given increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

California Academy of Sciences team joins Malaysian colleagues to survey region’s rich biodiversity; data to support UNESCO nomination.

En Tokio, los paneles solares montados en el techo son cada vez más comunes en muchos lugares. Como fuente electricidad limpia y barata, sus ventajas son evidentes. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los paneles solares son opacos y por lo tanto no pueden ser colocados en las ventanas. Ahora, investigadores de la Universidad de Tokio, del Instituto de Ciencia Industrial (IIS), han hecho avances en el diseño de materiales solares transparentes.

Researchers test the effects predators have on their prey’s cortisol levels in the wild